Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Pukeuri
82 new homes were consented in the Waitaki District council area in the year to September 2026, up 6% on the year before. In the statistical area around Pukeuri, 6 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 7 residential consents we hold in Pukeuri, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Waitaki District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Pukeuri’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Waitaki District, the last five years.
Since 1991: houses and everything else
New homes consented each year, houses against townhouses, flats, units, apartments and retirement village units. The most in one year was 154 in 2021.
What kind of homes
New dwellings consented in the year to September 2026, by type, with the average floor area and value Stats NZ’s figures give.
- Houses73
159 m² average · $564k average value · 0% on the year before
- Retirement village units7
173 m² average · $375k average value · +250% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units2
21 m² average · $25k average value · 0% on the year before
New homes in Pukeuri
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Pukeuri sits in (Lower Waitaki) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 6 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Residential consents on record in Pukeuri
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 7 from 1 Feb 2020 to 1 Apr 2026. Councils publish their records unevenly, so these are what we have, not every consent issued — for the full count, see the official figures above.
What the work is
Consents in the last five years by the kind of work their description names.
- Fires and heating3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions1
typically $20k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $19k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $5,000Installation of a free-standing yunca euro multi fuel woodburner connected to existing wet-back & flue kit with dektite soaker tray flashing peter ryder 12293 cameron ryder 32287 smoke alarms interconnected section 2.2 nzs4514:2021 286 Pukeuri-Oamaru Road
7 consents
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing yunca euro multi fuel woodburner connected to existing wet-back & flue kit with dektite soaker tray flashing peter ryder 12293 cameron ryder 32287 smoke alarms interconnected section 2.2 nzs4514:2021
- Fires and heating$11k
Remove existing wood burner & install new firenzo constessa rural wood burner on platform base, reusing existing tiled floor protector.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$19k
Upgrade of septic system with installation of oasis clearwater
- Fires and heating$2,000
Installation of a free-standing jayline fr300 woodburner & jayline
- Alterations and additions$20k
Add ensuite bathrm to master bdrm in existing dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing metro tiny ped woodburner into a brick
- New homes$115k
New dwg
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Pukeuri?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 82 new homes consented in the Waitaki District council area, with $52.4m of residential and $28.4m of non-residential building work.
What is a building consent?
Written approval from a council (a building consent authority) that planned building work complies with the Building Code. Most new buildings, additions, structural alterations, fires and plumbing and drainage work need one; some minor work is exempt under Schedule 1 of the Building Act 2004.
Where do these figures come from?
The official counts are Stats NZ’s monthly Building consents issued release (CC BY 4.0), covering every consent every council issues. The individual consents listed are ones we hold from councils’ records and other public sources; they are not a complete list for every council.